Zhutian: Start from Devouring the Stars and Becoming a God

Chapter 221 Cultivating Life Gene Level
"King of Myriad Realms, it's quite good that you're planning to cultivate in seclusion!"

Venerable Mengyue quickly nodded and said, "With your strength, King of Myriad Realms, if you really break through to the Universe Venerable realm, your strength might surpass mine!"

Venerable Mengyue was not being modest, after all, before he broke through to become a Universe Venerable, his strength was only that of an ordinary King-level expert.

At that time, his life gene level was only twice that of ordinary life in the universe, he had no powerful treasures to protect him, and he had not created any peak-level combat techniques...

Moreover, because of his relatively short cultivation time and lack of divine inheritance, he could only cultivate the common amplitude secret techniques of the human race, and his strength was even somewhat inferior to that of the Stone Armor King, who was killed by Lu Qingshan.

Fortunately, the breakthrough to the Cosmic Venerable realm relied on the degree of comprehension of the superior primordial laws, and at that time he had already comprehended all the branches of the spatial primordial laws, so he was able to break through in the midst of that great battle, which can be considered very lucky.

Only after breaking through to become a Universe Venerable was Venerable Dream Moon able to hold an extremely high position among the human race.

Even the divine general's inheritance that he had to go to great lengths to obtain was easily accepted by his family's descendants.

However, after breaking through to the Cosmic Venerable level, many aspects of his body require a long period of improvement.

For example, life gene levels, combat techniques, amplitude techniques, protective treasures, etc...

Lu Qingshan has already achieved a high level of skill in these areas, having reached the level of an invincible king. If he were to break through to the level of a cosmic venerable, his strength would definitely be a notch above his current level.

Of course, although Venerable Mengyue broke through to the level of the Universe Venerable relatively smoothly, he did not feel that breaking through to the level of the Universe Venerable was so easy.

So although he said that Lu Qingshan's strength would surpass his after breaking through to the Universe Venerable realm, he did not believe in his heart that Lu Qingshan could break through to the Universe Venerable realm simply by cultivating in seclusion.

If secluded cultivation were truly so effective, then there wouldn't be so many Kings and Immortals stuck at the final step of endless years in the human race.

Moreover, even if Lu Qingshan does break through to the Universe Venerable realm in the future, his strength will definitely increase significantly.

Thinking of this, Venerable Mengyue quickly added, "If you, King of Myriad Realms, have any plans to venture into the secret realms of the universe, you can contact me again. I promise you won't suffer any losses!"

“No problem!” Lu Qingshan nodded in agreement, and after greeting the other Universe Venerables, he went to the other powerful figures.

……

The most important guests at this banquet were naturally the most powerful figures, such as Venerable Yaoguang.

There were four cosmic overlords attending Lu Qingshan's banquet this time, all of whom were acquainted with Lu Qingshan before, including Venerable Yaoguang, Venerable Zifeng, Palace Master Tianshi, and Venerable Jiufeng from the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance.

As the overlords of the universe, their presence at Lu Qingshan's banquet was already a great honor for him, so they naturally wouldn't interact with anyone else.

When Lu Qingshan arrived at the side of Venerable Yaoguang and the other three, they were already smiling and exchanging pleasantries.

"Our human race has been incredibly lucky lately!"

Venerable Yaoguang looked at Palace Master Tianshi and Venerable Jiufeng, and then couldn't help but sigh, "Not only has Venerable Mengyue appeared, but also Tianshi and Jiufeng, you two universe overlords!"

"Looking back at the long history since the rise of our human race, this situation is still very rare!"

"Actually, I was just lucky and had a good affinity with the Spirit Wind God General's inheritance!"

Venerable Jiufeng, who was standing to the side, quickly said with a smile, "In terms of talent and comprehension alone, I am far inferior to Tian Shi!"

Although both were cosmic overlords, Venerable Jiufeng held the Heavenly Eclipse Palace Master in the highest esteem.

Firstly, the Palace Master of the Heavenly Eclipse Palace has much less time to cultivate than him;
Secondly, his current strength is mainly due to the inheritance of the Spirit Wind Divine General, while the Heavenly Eclipse Palace Master cultivated step by step through his own efforts.
Thirdly, the position of Spirit Wind God General has already been inherited. Unless the current Spirit Wind God General perishes, becoming the overlord of the universe will be the limit for Venerable Jiufeng.
However, the Lord of the Heavenly Eclipse Palace possesses a special life clone, and in the future, he is very likely to become the fourth top universe overlord of the human race. Moreover, with his terrifying talent and comprehension, he may even have a chance to break through to the realm of universe master in the future!

"Jiufeng, luck is also a part of strength!"

Venerable Celestial Eclipse smiled and said, "I once received a divine general's inheritance myself, so I know how difficult it is to receive all the divine general's inheritance. I admire you, Jiufeng, for being able to do this!"

"All right!"

Venerable Zifeng raised his cup to invite the Palace Master of Tianshi and the others to drink together, then said with a smile, "You two should stop flattering each other! You've only been cultivating for a few years, yet your strength has already caught up with mine and Junior Brother Yaoguang. Where are we supposed to go to argue with that?"

In the eyes of Venerable Zifeng, although the Palace Master of Tianshi Palace and Venerable Jiufeng had relatively short cultivation periods, they both had very good luck.

Not to mention the Heavenly Eclipse Palace Master who possesses a special life clone, even Venerable Jiufeng obtained three precious treasures to protect him as soon as he broke through.

If Venerable Zifeng hadn't obtained the Golden Feather and Silver Wings by chance, his current total wealth would probably only be roughly equivalent to Venerable Jiufeng's.

After Lu Qingshan came over, he quickly joined the conversation.

Of course, although he was the host of the banquet, he mostly listened to what the four members of the Heavenly Eclipse Palace Master said.

During this process, Lu Qingshan also gained a deeper understanding of the super-existences in the universe.

Thus, Lu Qingshan's banquet lasted for five days, and naturally, both the host and guests enjoyed themselves immensely.

After the banquet ended smoothly and the guests dispersed, Venerable Yaoguang stayed behind alone.

……

In a quiet room inside the mansion, Lu Qingshan and Venerable Yaoguang sat together.

"Qingshan!"

With a wave of his hand, Venerable Yaoguang quickly handed a spatial ring to Lu Qingshan: "These are the treasures you asked me to buy to enhance the level of life genes!"

"I traded your top-tier treasure armor to Venerable Wood Dragon of the Universe's Number One Bank for 175 treasure points. I've already transferred the rest of the treasure points to you. As for the other treasure, no one needs it right now, so I've put it back in your world ring!"

"Anyway, you don't have any need to spend your Treasure Points right now, so just keep them for yourself. I'll keep an eye out for them for you; who knows, you might encounter someone who needs them in the future!"

"I see!"

Lu Qingshan reached out and took the spatial ring, then quickly expressed his gratitude, saying, "Thank you, Senior Brother!"

If he were to donate the top-tier treasure armor in his possession to his clan, he would only receive 160 treasure points. Now that Venerable Radiant has sold it for 175 treasure points, it is already considered quite good.

After all, Venerable Wood Dragon must have been hoping to get a cheaper price from Venerable Radiant Light than from the clan's treasury when exchanging treasures from Venerable Radiant Light.

"correct!"

Venerable Yaoguang looked at Lu Qingshan again and then asked, "When Venerable Mengyue contacted you earlier, was it to invite you to explore the secret realm?"

"Yes!"

Lu Qingshan nodded slightly, then continued, "However, I have already refused them, saying that I want to cultivate in seclusion and break through to the Universe Venerable realm as soon as possible!"

After hearing Lu Qingshan's answer, Venerable Yaoguang nodded slightly and then said, "You were right to refuse him!"

"The reason Venerable Mengyue invited you was simply to have you use your clone ability to scout ahead for them!"

"If you carry a powerful treasure to explore the way, you will lose it if you perish. Without the treasure, your ability to survive will be far inferior to that of a Universe Venerable, and the spoils you can get will definitely be very limited!"

“I understand!” Lu Qingshan quickly nodded in reply.

"The speed at which Venerable Mengyue broke through to the Universe Venerable realm was still too fast!"

Venerable Yaoguang quickly sighed softly, "I wonder if this is a good thing for him!"

Hearing this, Lu Qingshan couldn't help but feel puzzled: "Senior brother, why would you say that?"

"Of course, it's because after Venerable Mengyue broke through to the Universe Venerable realm, her close relatives were still by her side!" Venerable Yaoguang couldn't help but say, "For a strong person, this is both a good thing and a bad thing!"

"It's a good thing because after they reach the realm of the Universe Venerable, they are able to help those close to them break through to become immortals, just like those special treasures that you asked Senior Brother Zifeng to help you exchange!"

"It's a bad thing because it will cost a lot of their resources to help their close friends and family break through to the Immortal God realm. Then it will be even more difficult for them to continue to improve their strength!"

"Just like Venerable Mengyue, after he broke through to the Universe Venerable realm, the clan's higher-ups bestowed upon him one hundred treasure points according to the usual rules!"

"If all those close to him have perished, he can use these treasure points to upgrade his life gene level, purchase suitable treasures, and so on. Although he cannot reach the level of a mid-level Universe Venerable, he can still suppress the Universe Venerables of ordinary races!"

"However, Venerable Mengyue spent a great deal of resources to help his close associates break through, so his current strength improvement is not obvious!"

"So that's how it is!" After hearing Venerable Yaoguang's explanation, Lu Qingshan suddenly understood.

In fact, Venerable Dream Moon is now considered the weakest Cosmic Venerable among the human race.

Besides the fact that he hadn't had enough time to break through and hadn't accumulated much experience, it was also because he spent a lot of resources on people close to him.

Next, Venerable Yaoguang reminded Lu Qingshan of many things he needed to pay attention to.

"Alright, I've reminded you of everything I needed to. Now it's time for me to leave!"

Venerable Yaoguang immediately stood up and said, "Since you already have a plan in mind, then go and cultivate in seclusion for a while!"

"Once you fully comprehend the fundamental laws of time and reach the realm of a Cosmic Venerable, your strength will soon surpass that of Venerable Mengyue. At that time, with the addition of your ability to create clones, you will be considered a powerful figure!"

“I will!” Lu Qingshan nodded quickly.

……

After seeing Venerable Yaoguang off, Lu Qingshan quickly returned to the quiet room in his mansion and then took out the precious treasures that Venerable Yaoguang had helped him purchase to enhance his life gene level.

"Unfortunately, I can no longer improve my life gene level by fusing with Blood Crystal!"

Looking at the precious treasure worth nearly a hundred treasure points in front of him, Lu Qingshan couldn't help but sigh, "If I could really raise my life gene level to the limit by a hundredfold through the Blood Crystal and the Blood of the Beast God, it would definitely save a lot of resources!"

Although Venerable Yaoguang only told Lu Qingshan about the approximate resources required to increase the life gene level from twenty times to forty times, the resources required would definitely increase as time went on. Otherwise, with Venerable Yaoguang's strength, he wouldn't still be at the eighty-times life gene level.

Moreover, in the original novel, after Luo Feng told the Lord of Chaos City that he had become a Black Warrior, the Lord of Chaos City said "good" three times in a row!
If powerful human beings could easily raise their life gene level to the limit of a hundredfold without using Blood Crystals, then a powerful figure like the Lord of Chaos City wouldn't have been so excited after learning that Luo Feng had become a Black Warrior!

"Forget it, why think so much!"

Lu Qingshan quickly took the treasure in front of him: "Since we've already bought the treasure, the sooner we use it, the better!"

Think of it...

laugh!
Lu Qingshan quickly formed a sword shape with his fingers and cut a wound directly on his arm.

Among these treasures that elevate the level of life's genes, some need to be fused like Blood Crystals, while others require absorption through other methods...

After Lu Qingshan had absorbed all the treasures, he felt that the power within his body had become much stronger again.

"Bloodlust Power, activate!"

Lu Qingshan quickly activated the strange power lurking within his body.

hum!
Driven by this strange power, Lu Qingshan's original basic power of only 100,000 times that of a World Lord instantly became 2 million times that of a World Lord.

"It really is twenty times the level of life genes!"

After sensing the transformation at the level of his life genes, Lu Qingshan smiled again: "Although the price I paid this time was a bit high, and my strength only doubled, it was still worth it for me!"

"It's a pity that the second clone is an independent entity. Although the body amplitude and soul amplitude techniques can be used interchangeably, the life gene level cannot be used with the main body. In the future, the life gene level of the main body will still need to be improved separately!"

Thinking of this, Lu Qingshan felt another pang of heartache.

The cost of simply upgrading the life gene level of the second clone was already so high, not to mention the original body as well.

"It seems that having a clone isn't all good!" Lu Qingshan thought to himself.

Fortunately, Venerable Yaoguang is not by Lu Qingshan's side right now, otherwise, if he knew what Lu Qingshan was thinking, he would probably let him experience the power of a universe overlord.

After raising his life gene level, Lu Qingshan quickly began to think about his next plan.

"If I want to continue improving my current strength, there are only two ways!"

Lu Qingshan picked up a cup of tea and took a sip, then secretly planned in his mind: "First, to create an even more powerful combat technique; second, to comprehend the complete fundamental law of time!"

"But this won't happen overnight, since it's really too difficult to earn points in the chat group!"

Thinking of this, Lu Qingshan couldn't help but look at his points in the chat group: 34568!

Compared to others in the chat group, these 30,000+ points are quite considerable.

But for Lu Qingshan, he couldn't even activate the Enlightenment Enhancement function once.

Although he had gained a lot of points after helping Meng Huan defeat the Star Destroyer Venerable, he had used them all up.

To unlock the Enlightenment Blessing feature again, one must continue to accumulate points gradually.

"I wonder what the rules are for adding members to the chat group! It would be great if more new members were added!"

Looking at his points in the chat group, Lu Qingshan couldn't help but think to himself, "Even if I can't add new members, I can still improve my comprehension like I did at the beginning!"

"Forget it, I'll stop thinking about this for now!"

Lu Qingshan put down his teacup and thought to himself, "Even if I can't activate the Enlightenment Enhancement function for the time being, I still have to cultivate!"

"However, before breaking through to the Cosmic Venerable realm, I should first raise the level of my secret techniques to a relatively high level. If I can create an ultimate secret technique, that would be even better!"

It should be noted that Luo Feng in the original novel created three ultimate secret techniques at the Realm Lord stage, and then used them to break through the shackles of the original core.

It's a pity that Luo Feng broke through to the Immortal Realm immediately after creating the three ultimate secret techniques; otherwise, he would probably have brought even greater shock to other powerful beings in the universe as a World Lord.

Of course, Lu Qingshan's desire to create the ultimate secret technique before breaking through was not to shock everyone before the breakthrough, but for his own development.

After all, according to Lu Qingshan's own speculation, once he breaks through to the Universe Venerable realm, the points required to activate the Enlightenment Enhancement function will definitely increase significantly.

It will definitely be much more difficult to continue creating secret techniques by relying on the power of enlightenment at that time.

That's why he wanted to improve himself in every aspect as much as possible before breaking through, so as to lay a more solid foundation for himself!

"Phew... let's not worry about that for now!"

Lu Qingshan let out a long breath: "I've only just grasped the concept of time stopping, and I'm still a long way from fully understanding the fundamental laws of time. I should focus on cultivating for now!"

With that in mind, Lu Qingshan quickly resumed his secluded cultivation journey.

While the endless divine sea clone separated a wisp of consciousness water to gain points, it also continuously expanded its size within the divine realm.
As for the main body and the second clone, they were both cultivating in seclusion in Chaos City, while their consciousness was also connected to the virtual universe. Under the guidance of Venerable Radiant Light, they created even more powerful sword techniques, movement techniques, and soul attack methods!
　I've been staying up very late the last few days, so I'll only be posting one update today. I need to adjust my mindset and think about how to break through to the next level...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)